Solid-state laser refrigeration of a composite semiconductor Yb:YLiF4 optomechanical resonator

Optically refrigerated resonators may be useful in optical devices and exploring quantum effects. Here, the authors show laser refrigeration of a semiconductor mechanical oscillator Yb:YLF host crystal and lowering the thermal load temperature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anupum Pant, Xiaojing Xia, E. James Davis, Peter J. Pauzauskie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16472-6
Description
Summary:Optically refrigerated resonators may be useful in optical devices and exploring quantum effects. Here, the authors show laser refrigeration of a semiconductor mechanical oscillator Yb:YLF host crystal and lowering the thermal load temperature.
ISSN:2041-1723